Good reviews encouraged us to visit but our experience did not align with reviews. While my husbands pad Thai with shrimp was good (lots of shrimp), my orange chicken with broccoli (a special on the menu) was inedible. There was no orange flavor and the chicken was tough and overcooked. To their credit they removed the meal from our bill, but one assumes that items on the special menu will be fabulous and this was far from it. I don't think we will return to simply Thai. read more

I arrived at Simply Thai early evening after spending a very snowy day in what I consider the great north. A lot of the restaurants in the area closed early after receiving over 16 inches of snow in less than 12 hours so finding this restaurant open made me very happy. I love Thai food and just the thought of indulging in some amazing Thai Hot Cuisine warmed my half frozen body. As expected with the weather conditions I found the restaurant void of any customers when I walked through the door, the hostess who also doubled as my server was very friendly and welcomed me inside the dining area. After ordering an iced tea anticipating I was going to need something cold and refreshing to combat the immense heat from my entrée I reviewed the selections from the menu. I decided on a bowl of fiery Tom Yum Soup to start, the flavor were intense but not nearly what I had hoped for in terms of spiciness but the temperature completely thawed me out and I was ready for my Pad Thai Shrimp entrée which took a little longer to arrive than I had thought since only one other customer was seated in the dining area since my arrival and only two take out orders were picked up. Finally my food arrived, it was such a beautiful plate, filled with lots of colors and textures just as I expected, after a few bites my server checked in asking my opinion it was perfect except it wasn't close to the the level of heat I had requested or expected. She quickly returned with a selection of oils and spices, although I had preferred this had been taken care of in the kitchen it worked well and greatly improved the flavor and brought the heat up several more levels, so I suggest ordering everything hot is you like to feel the fire I'm not confident the kitchen will ever elevate it to Thai Hot even when requested but it worked out. I definitely enjoyed my choices for dinner here and hope to return when I'm back in the area. read more

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Came in here today with a bunch of friends roughly an hour before closing, and we had a pretty decent dinner here. The waitress informed us a few times that the kitchen stops taking orders 30 minutes before closing, so we did feel a little rushed to put our order in, but if she didn't say that, I probably wouldn't have realized I needed to put my dessert order in. Anyway, I got the kra prao Gai. It's a ground chicken and veggie stir fry, with peppers, onion, chopped green beans, and a basil sauce. It came with Jasmine rice. I think the ratio of rice to ground chicken mix was off (need more rice), but the chicken was delicious! My wife got the pad thai and oddly enough, she and I both thought it was too sweet. Not the biggest fan. I also got a Thai ice cream, which was delicious because the warm sticky rice gave a chewy texture to the coconut ice cream. The peanuts were crunchy but did really well in balancing the sweet flavors. I'm not normally into peanuts in this form (vs ground into butter), but it worked! Would definitely recommend! Might consider going back. Not for pad thai per se, maybe other foods. read more

Simply Thai - Kra Prao Gai - Thai Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

My green curry came out under cooked. Raw eggplant and undercooked curry . The owner offered no apology, took the food away and charged me for my drink. Cold and dismissive . Haven't been back since . Wouldn't recommended read more

Food: Get the Pho with beef!!!!!!! Soooooo good. Their curries are very good too. Can't go wrong there. Definitely try a Thai ice tea! So refreshing. For parents: I come here with my kids all the time. Kids love their satay chicken app as their dinner entree with a side of veggies and rice. It's pretty much chicken on a stick which works out really well for picky toddlers! They also have dum dum pops at their entrance that I reward my kids with once they've eaten all their dinner so they look forward to that. read more

Simply Thai has been our go to for our weekend outings. The food is so fresh and delicious. My favorite is the Pineapple Fried Rice with their jumbo shrimp and fresh chicken. My fiancé loves the drunken noodles and gets them extra spicy! The service is always five stars and the food is always five stars. read more

Our family frequently stops here on road trips through CT. It's nothing spectacular, but solid, reliably good Thai food. My son loves their pad see eew, which is quite a complement as he orders it at every Thai restaurant and considers Simply Thai's version the best. The beef pho, while different from traditional Vietnamese, is huge and tasty - the beef is too well done and sliced too thick. The pad Thai is also solid. read more

My go to if I want the peanut butter salad dressing and the chicken fried spring rolls

Here is a big blunder... I always hated service here but food generally good. I order one masaman curry with tofu with spice level 4. When server got the dish, just for my satisfaction, i confirmed with him that is it tofu in my dish and he confirmed it is tofu. I ate my first bite of tofu, i immediately found out tht it is not tofu but something else. I asked my friend to try and he also thought it is chicken. When i called server one more time, she immediately confirmed tht it is CHICKEN.. Being a strict vegetarian, this is really not acceptable to me. I would strictly suggest my vegetarian friends to avoid this place. Literally 0 star for food and -10 to service. read more

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After being away for a few months on contract work in New Haven, I come back to find this gem. I've dined in a handful of times, but with all the chaos that is of 2014 - most of my visits here have been for take out. A sister company of Sawadhee's in South Windsor, I'm really excited to finally have a taste of Thailand in town. Head chef is from Sawadhee's so you'd be hard-pressed to differentiate quality and originality between the two restaurants. Well versed with authentic Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese cuisine, I'm still training my palate when it comes to savory Thai food. With that said, I personally recommend several dishes to new-comers/veteran Thai goers. My personal favorites here are their crispy basil duck, honey duck, red/green/yellow curries, tom yum soup, and of course pad thai. If you're around for their lunch hour and specials, it's 11:30am - 3:30pm. Impressive selection for choices, you're easily saving yourself $3-5 if you can make that 3 hour window, otherwise stop in for dinner 4:30 - 9:30pm weekly. Also, as of this posting they are awaiting their liquor license so take advantage of their BYOB policy! Conveniently off the interstate exit, ample parking, informative and very accommodating staff - I'm thrilled to for local the local Thai. read more

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Quiet quaint Thai restaurant located in what was the vernon post office and then my beloved Lotus Vietnamese (oh I miss you pancake and hot and spicy soup). Tiger tears salad is phenomenal with it's hint of fish sauce. My standby pad see ew is hearty and good with sweet and salty notes. Service wonderful. read more

Simply Thai - Pad see ew - Thai Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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We were thrilled to discover this hidden gem, an oasis of calm located right off I-84 in Vernon! It didn't look like much from the outside, so we were surprised to step into a. beautifully decorated, spacious room with many authentic Thai touches. Everything we had was delicious and the portions were generous. Great service too! For decades I've stopped at Rein's Deli when passing through this part of CT, but I'll be stopping at Simply Thai from now on. Wish we lived closer, I'd certainly be a regular customer. read more

This place used to be fantastic but up until recently not sure if they change the chef, but the food is now awful.

Ohhhhh I was so hungry and came in my myself for a quick bite. Sooooooo good. Food is so fresh, reminds me of being back in Asia!

Amazing Edamame in a garlic & pepper sauce. The Pad Thai was delicious and even the spring rolls were awesome. If you are in the middle of nowhere Connecticut you must eat here. I highly recommend it. read more

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Review is only for pickup order. I got the Pad- See- Ew, which is the thick noodles with mushrooms in a soy sauce. Usually this is spicier due to added peppers, but they did not offer any peppers with the takeout. It was sorta bland and not well mixed. The thai tea was mostly ice The tea I did have was good but heavy on the cream. Not my favorite proportion. read more

This was a perfect place for a family birthday dinner. Everyone found a dish that made them happy. I love their fresh spring rolls! The wrapping is soft and chewy, filled with crisp veggies that taste amazing with the side of peanut and hot chili sauces. The wait staff was very glad to help me choose which curry to have with shrimp. I learned that different proteins are best with different curries. My shrimp with yellow curry was delicious, with a tasty spiciness that didn't overpower the shrimp or vegetables. It's exciting that they offer brown rice! Hot Thai tea was a great accompaniment on a night that I wasn't interested in their bar items. Simply Thai serves exceptional food with friendly and efficient service. read more

Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines. I'm vegan and I love rice. I ordered the basil fried rice. It was pretty yummy and they were kind enough to include more veggies if when I took out the egg, other places like to charge when substituting for ingredients. It was really good, but it wasn't Top Notch. The portions are big. Overall it was a good experience. read more

Simply Thai - Thai Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

We came there for the third or fourth time in a year. The food and atmosphere were great. In my opinion, there are two flavors of Thai food. The first is Wonderful, surprising, creative and satisfying. The second is just awful. Last night was just awful. I don't know if it was because we were both caucasians, but there was almost no spice in the food. Had we not been starving, I would have sent it back. It was bland, tasteless. The ingredients were strange. I've never had chunks of potato in Thai food in my life. I have been eating it regularly since the end of the Viet Nam War. Anyone knows you have to cook potato three or four times longer than any seafood! The scallops had clearly been boiling much too long and were completely without flavor. I don't eat shrimp. Evidently, your cook's idea of "seafood" is boiled scallops, shrimp, mussels (which I have never before left on my plate) a few octopus pieces. Obviously, the cilantro was also put in to boil. There were no chilis. The onions looked as if they had been boiling as long as the rest. No scallions---white onions only. It was just awful. We'll never be back. read more

This place saved my friends and I while on a Boston trip. We were starving after driving for a long time, and the food was great. We got the cashew chicken, drunken noodles, and the mango sticky rice for dessert. The waitress was super friendly and the food was amazing. If I'm ever somehow in Vernon again, I'd go again! read more

It's so yummy! Once I found exactly what I liked, it was a hit. Their spring rolls are to die for.

I'm a bit confused by the super positive reviews. Customer service was very friendly on the phone and the waitress there was very helpful and pleasant. However, it seemed like they were short staffed. One woman was serving all the tables, seating guests, and handling takeout orders. I waited an additional 15 minutes on top of the time I waited to pick up my order. The food itself was mediocre at best. The veggie spring roles had a nice crisp and the chili sauce was delicious. My partner's pad thai with chicken was overcooked, dry, and bitter. It also didn't have any veggies. I ordered the drunken noodles with shrimp which had a balanced, smoky, and spicy flavor. It came with a lot of veggies and they were cooked perfectly. However, the noodles were overcooked and slimy. The shrimp also still had the tails on which made a mess to remove. Overall, for the price and the quality, we wouldn't eat here again. read more

Food was good, service was a little slow, but the waitress was knowledgeable, and recommended a couple of dishes one which I took her up on was a garlic shrimp with spicy vegetables (or something like that) and my wife had Pad Thai. We also ordered two fresh rolls that came with a side of peanut butter to dip my rolls in. Normally I am use to a sauce with peanut butter, soy sauce and a little sriracha, but not st8 up peanut butter. But hey it worked and they were good non-the-less. I gave this place three stars because I liked my meal, but my wife did not enjoy her Pad Thai saying it tasted a little too greasy. So I split the rating right down the middle. read more

Great authentic Thai. Tom kha and tom yum delicious plenty of shrimp and chicken added. We got level 3 spice and was perfect for us, just enough bite to it. Green curry with beef spice level 3 perfect and some of the best I have had. The chicke pad Thai was perfect and flavorful. This place is now on my top 3 for Thai. read more

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My dad and I just ate dinner here! We got there at around 8 and left at 8:40 so a good fast meal. They didn't rush us but we wanted to hurry back to Boston before the weather got worse. Yes, it may seem a little weird and a bit sketchy from the outside but it's pretty nice on the inside. Cloth napkins are always a good sign. When we walked in there were only two other families, it was pretty late to be having dinner anyways. Service was very fast and our waiter was very attentive and really sweet! Two asked how the food was and if there was anything else we needed. They refilled out water throughout our meal. I got the pad see ew with tofu- really good. The noodles were very chewy and had a good consistency. My dad got the pineapple fried rice- Delicious! I could hear in the kitchen the wok wokking. So we knew it was very fresh. Bathroom was clean. For dessert I got the sticky rice and mango. Bill came out to be $41 including the tip. I think it was well worth it! read more

My go to place for Thai food! Their menu has loads of options, the food is always fresh and delicious, and they never give you a hard time when requesting a food substitute. We order take out or dine in from Simple Thai at least once a month! It's just that good! ~ red curry chicken ~ pad thai ~ thai fried rice ~ crab rangoon ~ mango with sticky rice read more

My wife and I lunched here yesterday. She had the "Panang Curry" with tofu. It had plenty of vegetables but the tofu was tough and the sauce was bland. I ordered the "Hot Basil" with chicken. It was very tasty with plenty of vegetables. read more

I cannot say enough great things about this place! The food is fresh, clean and very tasty. I have eaten in the dining room a few times and have ordered take-out at least 10+ times over the last couple years. My two absolute favorites are the Pineapple Fried Rice (a mixture of Rice, Pineapple, Cashews, Raisins, Tomatoes, bean sprouts, peas, Chicken and Shrimp (and other veggies) and Volcano Shrimp. For dessert order the ice cream with the rice. They also have the best steamed dumplings that are just the right size and are great for an appetizer while waiting for that Pineapple fried rice that surprises even the pickiest palates. All those ingredients in that one dish is really delicious together! No picky eaters allowed! Clean restaurant, plenty of parking on the side & back. Fast & friendly service. Try a new dish each week. You won't be sorry you did. read more

Since moving here, we've had to find new restaurants to eat at. We have been looking for a Thai place close by and I am sad to say it took us so long to find this place. It is wonderful! We ordered food for take out and it was just being packed up as my husband arrived. It was still hot and fresh when he got home. We ordered the pad thai and the yellow curry. Both were fantastic and the portions were well sized. enough for dinner and then another leftover. Overall great experience here and we are looking forward to ordering take out here again! read more

Hubby found this place very quickly so that I wouldn't go hungry. It turned out yummy! Hubby's so tired from driving so we wanted to make a quick dinner, enter, eat and go. I had seafood Prid Khing and Hubby had Pad Thai. OMG, can I stay over? The food was amazing and I'm not kidding! Definitely will come back here when we do our next road trip up north. Hubby made sure I noted down the address and info plus contact number. I should have taken the name of the chef too but I forgot. My seafood dish was perfect. The seafood was fresh and the ginger sauce (Prid Khing's sauce) was delicious. They were generous with the seafood too. My plate had big mussels, shrimp, squid, and string beans. I also tried Hubby's Pad Thai. I would recommend that too. We never forget the spice rack, always ask for it to enjoy the Asian experience. The restaurant is beautiful from the outside. It's calling us from the inside. It's like walking into a gallery. It's not a trick when inside is better as well. Nice ambience, nice decor, nice people, nice staff, nice service and extremely nice Thai food! From my perspective the food here is authentic and I encourage locals to visit and don't take it for granted. Too bad we live in NY, otherwise would visit often. Hope to come back soon! read more

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Really, really good Thai food!! We've never dined in here but get take out often and it has consistently been good and tasted fresh! Especially a big fan of their red curry and spring rolls! read more

Stopped by for a quick Sunday night dinner and enjoyed our experience. The fare is pretty standard Thai cuisine: curries, rice dishes, pad thai, spring rolls, etc, but they are very vegetarian friendly (they made my pad Thai specifically without fish sauce). The staff is very friendly and the ambiance is welcoming. read more

I drove from New Jersey and met my bf a couple doors down from here. We decided to try the food and it's simply amazing. The food is flavorful and spicy just like I requested. I would highly recommend this establishment, and I really with Simply Thai was in New Jersey. The server is attentive and sweet, she made this visit a very pleasant one. We'll be back read more

Been here twice so far, was not happy with the food nor the service when we dined in the first time (for lunch). We tried the veg pad Thai n red curry, the pad Thai had fewer veggies and was under flavor! The red curry was ok, again fewer veggies! The second time we were here with couple of friends for dinner (as per a friend's choice). This time we tried the hot n sour veg soup n pineapple fried rice(it has shrimp n chicken by default) veg version. Both dishes were good had good flavors n good quantity. They actually screwed up the pineapple fried rice but fixed it, it had good amount of pineapple chunks n other veggies n egg too n tasted yummy! Nothing fancy with the decor, simple ambience and a decent size dinning space! My overall rating is 3.5 stars!!! read more

I've been to a lot of Thai restaurants, and even to Thailand and Thai throughout SE Asia. For the money, this was by far the worse one I've experienced. Excessively over-priced for the little you get, and the entrees were without anything you would get elsewhere. Having been to Thailand and seen what an authentic Thai menu entails, this restaurant was a first and last time order for me. Of course the meat tasted good, but I can make that home. Simply Thai should be changed to Simple Thai! read more

So lucky to have this place so close to my house! I almost always get takeout from here because it is fast, delicious and a great price. Not to mention the portion sizes are pretty generous. The food has a nice level of "heat" which I always enjoy in Thai food. Recently my sister and I dined in and the food was on par with what I was used to but overall not a huge fan of the ambience in the dining room. I'll keep to ordering takeout which has always been consistently awesome! read more

Hands down, the best Thai place in the area. You will be hard pressed to find better Pad Thai or Curries anywhere! We've been here a bunch of times and have gotten take out. Although Thai is always better fresh (the rice noodles tend to absorb the sauce quickly) it was still amazing when we brought it home! The waitstaff is extremely friendly, helpful, and attentive. The prices are extremely reasonable and they have great lunch specials! Everything is made fresh to order, so if you have a special request (like leaving out the bean sprouts) they are happy to accommodate! read more

I've always passed this place in favor of sichuan pepper right around the corner---but one night I was in the mood for Thai, and decided to give this place a try. First time I came here I ordered take-out. The waitstaff politely asks you to step into a hallway where the food handoff and money exchange occurs (as to not bother the eat in diners, I'm sure). The food (pad Thai, pineapple fried rice, pad see ew) was a little on the pricey side, but not ridiculous. The second visit I opted to dine in; dining room is quite nice, and the wait staff is attentive. Now that all the logistics are taken care of, THE FOOD. 1. Chicken pad Thai (5 star spicy): delicious. Ordered both times I came and was not disappointed. Spice wasn't as strong as I would have liked and asked for the spice rack to increase the spiceyyyyy! Hurts so good. 2. Pad see ew beef: a little underwhelming and did not order the second trip. Made with regular broccoli and on the sweeter side. But still pretty solid. 3. Pineapple fried rice: delish! Comes fully loaded; chicken and shrimp --- a meal all its own! 4. Green chicken curry: a little underwhelming, but not bad. The curry sauce was missing a punch I was looking for. 5. Fresh spring rolls: again, a little underwhelming; the peanut sauce that accompanies it is veryyyy strong. Had to mix it up with some spices so it didn't taste too peanutty. Despite my feelings of 'underwhelmed-ness', simply Thai had caught my attention and I'm still intrigued to try more things on the menu! Definitely a must try for the Thai lovers in your life. read more

Very, very good Thai restaurant! Still BYOB as of 2/20/2014. Basil Duck is excellent. We have ordered it a number of times and it his always perfectly cooked. Crispy skin, tender meat... Phenomenal. The curry dishes are quality - green, panang, etc. Pad Thai was the best I have had in the area. Also like their fried calamari with scirracha dipping sauce as an appetizer. Perfectly cooked and the hot sauce has a "buffalo style" taste to it. Staff and owner are SUPER nice and very accommodating. Don't forget the Thai ice cream for dessert. Make sure everyone gets a spoon and gives it a try! read more

Simply delicious! My wife & I had visited for dinner seeing that it had just opened up and we were in a mood for Thai. The experience and customer service was great, but the food is what set it apart. I ordered the sweet & sour duck and my wife ordered the coconut curry with chicken and they were both very tasty. My wife is not fond of duck but she loved both dishes. To top it off, our waitress and the chef asked how everything was to ensure we had a great experience! read more